Splash-o-matic

The Splash-o-matic is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Splatoon

Splash-o-matic

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Suction Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Level	7
Cost	3,900
Availability
Base Damage	28
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	0.7%
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	40 / 100
Damage	27 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	75 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Splash-o-matic is a Shooter with a high rate of fire but not a lot of attack power. It was released in Splatoon on 13 June 2015 at 02:00 UTC. ^[1] Its attack power is slightly better than the Aerospray MG and RG, but has a slightly diminshed rate of fire equal to the Splattershot Jr.. It has a narrower splat range outwards.

Data

The Splash-o-matic is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 0.7% allows players to fire 142 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 5 frames between bullets.
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 2.7 degrees.
The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 12 degrees.
The Splash-o-matic has a 40% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 24 units per frame for 3 frames, having an effective range of 72 units.
Paint droplets occur every 80 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 1.65 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 7 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 22 units.
Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 19 units.
All other paint droplets have a radius of 13.2 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Base damage: 26.0 → 28.0
2.7.0	▲ Initial velocity of shots increased by about 10%. ▲ Spread reduced by about 10% ▲ Range increased by about 10%. ▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Gallery

Promo image.
An Inkling boy holding the shooter
An Inkling boy firing the shooter
An Inkling boy firing at an Inkling girl
The Splash-o-matic's range.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Splash-o-matic.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Splash-o-matic

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Toxic Mist
Special	Inkjet
Level	25
Cost	11,200
Availability
Base Damage	28
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	0.8%
Special Points	170p
Sp. Depletion
Range	42 / 100
Damage	22 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	75 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Splash-o-matic returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with the Toxic Mist and Inkjet.

Data

The Splash-o-matic is a lightweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 0.8% allows players to fire 125 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 5 frames between bullets.
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
If a bullet is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 0.875 damage per frame until it reaches 14 damage at frame 24.
Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while in the air. The outer reticle does not expand after jumping.
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 39.2 units per frame for 2 frames, having an effective range of 78.4 units.
- After that, the bullet's velocity is set to 15.815 units if the bullet's velocity is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
Paint droplets occur every 95 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 1.5 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 6 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 20.5 units, and a width of 11.5 units.
- These droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1.2 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.4 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 16.5 units.
All other paint droplets have a radius of 12.8 units.
Droplets that are far from the player and all other droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.

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Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Weight class: Middleweight → Lightweight ▲ Angle of shot deviation while on the ground: 2.7 degrees → 0 degrees ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 10% → 2% ▲ Increased shot speed by 50%, while not changing shot range ▲ Initial bullet velocity: 24 units per frame → 36 units per frame ▲ Frames bullet flies straight through the air: 3 → 2 ▼ Ink consumption: 0.7% → 0.8% ▼ Droplet rate: 1.65 → 1.2 ▼ Number of droplet patterns: 7 → 6 ▼ Distance between droplets: 80 units → 110 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 22 → 20.5 ▼ Far droplet paint radius: 19 → 16.5 ▼ Droplet paint radius: 13.2 → 12.8
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170
1.4.0	▲ Increased firing range by roughly 6%. ▲ Initial bullet velocity: 36 units per frame → 39.2 per frame ▼ Bullet velocity after flying straight: 15.83 units → 15.815 units ▲ Effective range: 72 units → 78.4 units ▲ Total range: 103.66 units → 110.03 units ▲ Increased the amount of ink splattered by each shot making it easier to ink the ground. ▲ Droplet Rate: 1.2 → 1.5 ▲ Distance between droplets: 110 units → 95 units
3.2.0	▲ ⁠Shooting while jumping will no longer cause shot variability.

Gallery

Promo image
An Inkling boy firing the shooter

Demonstration

Quotes

View the quotation page.

Etymology

Splash-o-matic is derived from Splash and Automatic. The -o-matic suffix is also a common, cliché naming convention for technological gadgets.

シャープマーカー shāpu mākā is in reference to the pen-based appearance of the Splash-o-matic.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャープマーカー shāpu mākā	Sharp Marker
Dutch	Spetterspuit	Splatter Spray
French	Marqueur léger	Light Marker
German	Fein-Disperser	Fine Disperser
Italian	Marker d'assalto	Assault Marker
Russian	Плюхомет Plyukhamet	Flattomat
Spanish (NOA)	Plumón	Quill Pen
Spanish (NOE)	Marcador fino	Fine Marker

References

↑ Splatoon JP on Twitter. Splatoon Japan (2015-06-12). Retrieved on 2015 June 12.
↑ Data parameters for Shooters

Weapons in Splatoon

Main	Shooters	.52 Gal ^(Deco) • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Dual Squelcher ^(Custom) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Wasabi)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Berry)} • Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} Blaster ^(Custom) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)} L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) •
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Tempered)} • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, CoroCoro)} Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^(Nouveau)
	Chargers	Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(II, III)} • Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • E-liter 3K ^(Custom) • E-liter 3K Scope ^(Custom) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Kelp, Bento)} • Splatterscope ^{(Kelp, Bento)} •
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Deco, Soda)} • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo) Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) •
	Splatlings	Heavy Splatling ^{(Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Refurbished)} •

Sub	Burst Bomb • Disruptor • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Seeker • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

Main	Shooters	.52 Gal ^(Deco) • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Aerospray MG ^(RG) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • N-ZAP '85 ^('89) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Kensa)} • Sploosh-o-matic ^(Neo) Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) • Luna Blaster ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Range Blaster ^(Custom) • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) H-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Kensa)} • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} Inkbrush ^(Nouveau) • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau)}
	Chargers	Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^(II) • Classic Squiffer ^(New) • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Goo Tuber ^(Custom) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)}
	Sloshers	Bloblobber • Explosher • Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Sloshing Machine ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau)
	Splatlings	Ballpoint Splatling • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Mini Splatling ^(Zink) • Nautilus 47
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^(Nouveau) • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Glooga Dualies ^(Deco) • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^(Sorella) • Undercover Brella ^(Sorella)
	Rares	Grizzco Blaster • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Slosher

Sub	Autobomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • Fizzy Bomb • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb • Toxic Mist